Washington area business district highlights features
Washington's Northeast Corner and East Main Street area is profiled with the National Bank of Washington led by President R. E. Dougherty and executives, the Hotel Washington run by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sowden, Blondie’s Beauty Nook and Mc Avoy's Beauty Salon, Congress Hotel Cafe and Tavern operated by Harvey and Warfel, the Fox Theatre's double features, Jana A. Chilcote Public Library, Y M C A nearby, Jones Funeral Home, and local professional offices marking a historic block itinerary.
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Washington
Harry Sowden
Blanche
W. J. Shannon
Rodney Arnold
McAvoy
Fox Theatre
Congress
Fox
Jana A. Chilcote Public Library
Jones Funeral Home
L. A. Jones
West Sunset social notes from June weekend visits
West Sunset notes list visits and calls over a weekend. Families mentioned include the Spanglers, Mc Coys, Bakers, Schlatters, and Masons along with individuals Bert Spangler Harold Donald and Jake Snyder. Illness improvement and friendly wishes are noted for Mrs. Jake Snyder.
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Sam Baker
West Sunset
Chester Spangler
Fred Spangler
Harold
Virgil Flether
Claude McCoy
Elmer Mason
Clyde
Margaret
G. W. Mast
P. P. Graber
Wilber Shantz
German Cousin Visits Iowa Relatives in June
Rk T Knottnerus entertained his cousin Reemicius Tammeus of Ostfriesland Germany last Friday. Tammeus plans a six month stay across Illinois Iowa and Nebraska before returning home to Germany. Mr and Mrs Melo Lasek also hosted.
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Melo Lasek
South
Wighland
T. Knottnerus
Reemicius Tammeus
Apleward
Ostfriesland
Germany
Tammeus
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Biography Note on Rudolph Warfel Birth and Life
Rudolph Warfel, born in Franklin Township in 1870, resided at 508 South Iowa Avenue. At age 68, his early schooling occurred in Franklin Township, marking the start of a long life documented in this biographical snippet.
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Rudolph Shenk Warfel
Shenk
Iowa Avenue
Franklin Township
Cap Harvey a Washington business figure born 1866
D W Harvey known as Cap born March 7 1866 in Washington County grew up at Jackson Center and Washington academy. He built a long career in his present line of business spanning 45 years with ties to the East and the Rockwood store praising Washington’s fine business climate.
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D. W. Harvey
Cap
Washington County
Jackson Center School
Washington Academy
Elliott Business College
Congress
Carrie O'Loughlin
Dorothy M. Harvey
David W. Harvey
Harry
Washington
Rockwood
Iowa
Rockwoods
Roekwood’s proprietor Harry Rimmerman remembered
Harry John Rimmerman born January 22, 1899 in Davenport. He grew up in the tri Cities with sports as his youths main passion. He pursued the ladies ready to wear business, entering sales before starting his own firm. He married Izelle Susman in Chicago. Their honeymoon car- tailed off in the text.
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Harry John Rimmerman
Roekwood'’s
Davenport
Tri-Cities
Harry
Izelle Susman
Chicago
Tipton Native Frank Crone Career Mosaic Highlight
Frank C Crone born in Tipton Missouri grew up there on Tipton High School teams with twin brother Fred on football and played second base in baseball. He later worked 23 years in Nebraska banking before moving to Washington. He married Ethel Porter in Emma Missouri and served as Tipton postmaster for four years before joining the National Bank of Washington two years ago.
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Frank C. Crone
Tipton
Missouri
Fred
Frank
Mr. Crone
Nebraska
Washington
Crone
National Bank of Washington
Ethel Porter
Emma
Memorial Day accident and road work updates
Children and Mrs John Lasek visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Robert Ballard in Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Clarence Lasek visited Dorothy Marie Lasek who broke her arm on Memorial Day. A road construction crew is at work installing two new bridges on Havel road.
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Warren Schlatter
Ernest Baker
Sim Baker
Mary Frances McCoy
Ina Mae Walker
Bert Spangler
Albert
Fred Spanglers
Jake Snyder
Carl Atkinson
John
Ruth
J. ©. Cannon
Sam Baker
Everette
Juanita
Donald
John Lasek
Robert Ballard
Iowa City
Clarence Lasek
Dorthy
Marie Lasek
Havel Road
Man asserts right to break a law cannot complain at mistreatment
A quoted maxim argues that one who reserves the right to break a single law may not complain when subjected to lawlessness by others, framing the idea as a warning about hypocrisy and justice.
Hilltop Towns of Northern Italy in the Middle Ages
Many northern Italian towns sit atop steep hills with strong walls and fortifications. These elevated strongholds resisted marauding bands of bravos during the Middle Ages.
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Italy
Cardiff Named Among Britain’s Cleanest Cities
Cleanest British City Cardiff in Wales, famed as a major coal port, is listed as one of Britain’s cleanest cities.
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Cardiff
Wales
Britain
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Northeast Corner
East Main Street
Wayland
Fred Eisele
Lee
Frank Bailey
R. Tammeus
Rockwood’s
Warfel
McAvoy Beauty Salon
Rud
Emma Boyer
Dutch Creek Township
Marshalltown
Dave
Rude
Genesero
Milwaukee
Congress Tavern
Congress Fox Hotel & Theatre Funeral Cafe Home To
Public Library
Junio
p'Orse
Gotham
Dori
Carol King
Harry Rimmerman
Frank Cone
Frank Crone
the National Bank of Washington
Journal
Frank McFarlane
Bill Smart
Frank Parrish
Rockwood' S
Store For Women
Rockwood 3
Harve
Harvey
Warfes
Congress Hotel & Cafe
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